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PaIatabIe Dish of Yiands for Mental
Consumption by People I'm all
parfs Of the County.

Parts Of the County.
DUE WEST, S. G., Dec. 10. 1887.
Miss Ida Calhoun left last Wednesday for
Augusta, where she expects to spend some
time with her aunt.
Miss Pauline Hardness. who has been visit.
ing the family of Mr.. VIM. Bonner, has re-
Rev. w. L. Prcssly departed in haste
Wednesday evening. He goes to Alabama to
the bedside of his sick son, j. H. PreSsly, who
is teaching school there. We are glad to state
that intelligence has since been received that
his son is better.
DR.. j. J. Lindsay, of Atlanta, Ga, is In town.
He came home to see his mother who has
been quite sick, but is improving now. ne
hopes that the condition Of his mother Will
permit his return this week.
MI John Wren, who has been working al
Col. William Pruits, came home SATURDAY
that he mig hit spend quiet Sabbath with the
The !. N. G. 4. of Erskine College held its
regular public monthly meeting Saturday
night, Mr.. j. II. Edwards presiding.
Maj. F. W. 4. Nance's drove of hogs hogs, came came
high-6l5 centS-yet they sold rapidly, and the
supply was not equal to the demand; Many
persons had to do without their fresh "sassi-
ges." \ gentleman from Tennessee accompa'
nics the drove.
MIR. g. W. Pressly, student of Erskine Col
lege took his departure for home Saturday
From there he will proceed to Aususta 10 al,
says 1t is to me brilliant affair, but we Will
leave the Augusta papers TO tell of that.
Mr.. L. NJ. Pruit and family returned Satur'
day from, visit 10 Edgefeld.
Mr.. J. Il. McGee came back Saturday from
Augusta. He went down in the interest OF
his compost distributor.
Mrs. G. T.. Todd, of Charlotte, n. C., IS al
present visiting her mother
Mr.. Edward Howard spent the Sabbath IN
Due West.
The family of Mr.. s. B. Robinson, who lefl
here short time ago for Florida, leaves TINS
week to join him.
Mr.. 4. j. Clnkscales spent the Sabbath in
the country.
Mr.. Ilillory Devlin, of Verdery, came Up
DR.. Il. Latham and Rev. W. F. Pearson did
the preaching in the A. r. p. church last Sab
bath. -r
Rev J. Scott Murray preached his farewell
sermon at Little River Sabbath. lie leaves
with the regrets OF his many friends. Th,
Rev. Hiott takes charge Of his paStorate:
| The gobbe OF Christmas turkeys is begin
| ming to be heard in the land.
Quite pleasant evening was spent Oy some
of the teachers of the Female College ana q
favored few gentlemen at the residence OF Mr.
John \. Deviin last "Wednesday.
At its last meeting the Philomathean socle-
~ held an election for Sophomore and Fresh
men representatives at its approaching Inter
mediate celebration, which resulted as fol-
lows: Sophomore Declaimers; NJ. NJ. Kos IS
! and j. y. Miller; Freshmen Declaimcrs, NJ. L.
Coleman and j. $. Grier
Two Mormon tramp preachers passcg
| through town last week. We have not heard
of any converts they made.
| Dr. w. NJ. Grier lectured wednesday night
in the College chapel. Notwithstanding the
darkness. which was awful and the rains,
| large crowd was assembled at the appointed
! hour. The choir of the Il. r. 7. church led
out on beautiful anthem, which was beauti'
| fully sung. This is Il new feature IN the lee
lures hitherto delivered by the Professors and
seemed to presage something more than com
mon The Doctor then arose, after the strains
! of the music and noise OF applause nad
ceased, and announced us his subject the
Ethics of Literature" The prominent
| thought that ran through the whole lecture
was, that those works which are destined u
survive the longest, and which are generally
| the most popular, are the works ir which the
moral idea is the prominent one. 1t was an
intcrc,tin and instructive lecture.
| Dr. Roycc the venerable Professor OF Theol.
ogy, gave Il theological supper Friday night
! Ali the theological students and professors,
and II number Of the young ladies or the town
| were present. What would II supper be with
out ladies "a bust" Now Church History
Calvin's Institutes, and Hodges theology
were all left in the dusty library of the Semi
nary, and the company discOursed on more
pleasant and lighter subjects.
| The Shak cSpcarean Club which was poStpOn'
ed will meet nj DR.. Gricr's Friday night. Ihe
ThcUlogS, who constitute the majority OF the
| male membership of the club, preferred ratn
or to rCgalc themselves at the hoSpitable table
of DR.. Boyce, than to partake of those rare
and delicate fc;sts Of imagination which
Shakespear so lavishly spreads before us
aud consequently broke up the mcetlng-had
| ii postponed one week. $50
DIR. c. Il. Cowan and wife left Tor Chappell
| last week.
| Mrs VIM. Hood was called to Newberry Sat
urday to her sick sister, who lies very low.
| Prof J. ii. Miller is off TO Augusta TO attend
| the wedding Of his friend Mr.. Charles Pressly